South African Food Culture

Here are 10 traditional south african dishes that reflect the countrys diverse culture and palate.

South african food culture. A a bout the author. The food the people eat in south africa is very diverse. South africa for kids. Mogau seshoene founded the lazy makoti in 2014 after leaving the corporate world to pursue her love for food and the preservation of south african cuisine and heritage.

South africas traditional african food there are a considerable number of restaurants in south africa serving traditional african food. The food story of south africa. Moyo in johannesburg serves specialities from all over africa the north in particular. Discover food in south africa and why there are such diverse culture foods.

If you set foot on south african soil dont leave before youve enjoyed a traditional al fresco braai as much for the barbecued food as for the cultural experience. However most people eat beef. Various ethnic groups like zulu xhosa and cape malay have enhanced it with their delicious preparations. Be it a curry based item or a pure vegan one you will get all sorts of foods when you are in this country.

Follow it up with a popular melktert custard filled pastry and if you fancy a little snifter to finish then a sweet and creamy glass of amarula liqueur will definitely do the trick. To complete the menu they hunted for meat. When in south africa you will be treated to an array of foods to excite your taste buds. They also gathered eggs being particularly fond of ostrich eggs.

What began as lessons for a friend who was due to be married and was nervous about being labelled the lazy makoti the lazy daughter in law as she couldnt cook. Amidst outside influences french and indian play an essential role. South africans love their meat and game meat such as kudu and springbok are common. Frikkadel is a traditional south african food that is mainly made of baked or sometimes deep fried meatballs prepared with onion bread eggs vinegar and spices.

The secret of a perfect frikkadel is to mix the mixture gently with two forks if you over mix you will most definitely have cannonballs instead. The south african staple food for the locals is mealies which is corn and seasonal vegetables like potatoes beans carrots and peas. South african cuisine is a blend of the countrys regional dishes. Due in part to its history of settlement and colonization as well as its location on the coast south african cuisine has many influences including dutch french malaysian and indigenous cultures.

South african cuisine includes both cookery practiced by indigenous people of africa such as the sotho and nguni speaking people and different styles of cookery that emerged from several waves of colonisation and immigration introduced during the colonial periodthe colonial influences include that of white european people of mostly dutch german french and british descent and their indo.